by Alara Brodfeld

Fernando Garcia and Laura Kim’s Oscar de la Renta is a product of the new firmly entrenched in the old. And their bridal collection sits right in between that equipoise. While benefitting from the ongoing revolution in the bridal market where traditionalism is being slowly inched toward avant-garde, their work provides consumers with the right kind of choice. A choice between haute couture heavy to iconoclastic edgy. That being said if you want an outright rejection of bridal traditions, you may have to look elsewhere as Garcia and Kim subtly addresses the traditionalism through floral appliqués and tufted tulle trains. A concise and ultimately visually pleasing collection of bridal wear suggest Oscar de la Renta is on the right path, all be it a little too cautiously.